The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Hi Jim, It's a freedom 17. I don't know what other information I can give you. I've completed forming and shaping the decks. Now I'm going to install them. I plan to seal the gunnels and decks with a couple coats of epoxy prior to varnishing. I intend to seal the underside of the decks as well as th...

Can anyone advise if it is a terrible idea to seal the underside of the deck with 5-minute epoxy prior to installing the deck? It seems like a reasonable idea to me, but I feel like there must be a catch that I'm missing.

Yes, I'm just looking for two positions. Hinges make a lot of sense! Thanks! I think I was over complicating it...

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the welcome and the reply. Any thoughts on what I proposed? The biggest challenges I see to it are maintaining the condition of the roto hinges, and ensuring that the brackets remain stable.

Thanks,
Paul

Has anyone seen something like this? I'd like to mount my canoe seat in such a way that it has preferred positions for seating and kneeling, and I'm not sure how to go about it. I'm considering hanging or mounting a rail that has slots routed into it and setting roto-hinges into the seat arms. Thoug...